The DisabledGo site gives details about whether 1,000 venues in the borough such as resturants, theatres and hotels have an accessible toilet, audio described performances and other facilities for disabled people.

Linda Reith, a wheelchair user from Todmorden, said the site will be a big help to people with disabilities. She said: "It's fantastic. It's for people to look at where to go. If you wanted to go to a cafe but were not sure where it was, you would type in cafe and it would fetch up if it had access or no access.

"If people get to know about it, it will be good for everyone who needs to work, even people with prams as well as disabled people and old people who can't walk that far. It could help many people. I just think it's wonderful."

The website, founded by Dr Gregory Burke, who is also a wheelchair user, produces online access guides to more than 40,000 venues in towns and cities across the UK.

All the information has been collected by independent researchers and the questions asked by the researchers were designed in consultation with disabled people. Calderdale Council, Calderdale Shopmobility and HBOS plc all provided sponsorship for the survey of the Calderdale premises.

Geraldine Rushton, Calderdale Council disability liaison officer, thought the website will be an advantage when planning a visit. She said: "If you want to go out with a disabled relative and you want to know whether you can get in and use the facilities and don't have to manage a step, you can find out about the access and then you know if you are able to go. There are phone numbers to contact so you can ring up if you might need assistance.

"It means disabled people can go out with confidence and know what the access issues are.

"It's a fantastic thing. The information is very accurate."

She said DisabledGo is led by disabled people and is very much in line with what other disabled peoples' organisations would want to see. She said: "Organisations have not had to pay to be on the website. It's not about advertising, it's about providing information for disabled access. The better the access, the better for the business as it will get more visits."

For the next two years there will be opportunities to update the information. If anybody finds an inaccuracy or finds out that a venue has installed disabled access, those alterations can be made on the website. There will be a review, funded by the council, after three years.

Calderdale became the latest area to be featured in the online guide when it went live last November and Coun Graham Hall, Calderdale Council cabinet member, said he was delighted by the news. He said: "DisabledGo is an excellent website which gives detailed information about venues and businesses across the borough. What is accessible for one person may not be accessible for another and DisabledGo takes account of this."

For more information, visit www.disabledgo.info.